Combined feed and hay rack.



W. ECKELBERG.

COMBINED FEED AND HAY RAGE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 5, 1913.

Patented Jan. 20, 1914,

EQRQKRQPS UMTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM ncxammne, orfearrrsmin.. SoIrTHi/DAKQTA. commise. man 'AIBAGK- To all 'wh'om t may concem:

A Be it lnow-nfthat If, WILLIAM- ECEELBERG, a. citizenof!v the Unitedl States, residingat Gettysburg, in the county of- Pot-ter and State of South Dakota, have invented-f oer.- tain new and: useful; Improvements in* GombinedfFeed andHay Racks; andi-Ido hereby declare the followin to bea full, clear, and exact' description o theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in theart` to which it a-ppertains to-malie and use the same.

My Ainvention relates to what may be properly designated? as a combination feedingrack, box, or hay rack for carrying and feeding al1-kinds of food for live stock, and.

it consists of certain novelfeatures of con struction, and combination of parts, the preferred form whereof will be hereinafter clearly set forth in the following specifications and in the accompanyingdra-wings.

The prime object of ymy invention is to provide means whereby the loa-d of hay, or other stock food contained in my improved receptacle, may be readily drawn from place to place and left in the field, or other desired place, and when emptied of its contents, incident to feeding the live stock, it may be quickly returned-to the barn or other source of supply for filling and as readily drawn to the ield again, or other feeding point.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, .in

which- Figure l shows a central longitudinal sectional view of my portable feeding rack, while, Fig. 2v shows a transverse sectional view thereof on line 2 2 of Fig. l.

In order to conveniently referto the various parts of my invent-ion and coperating elements, numerals will be employed, the same numeral applying to similar parts throughoutl the views. In materializing m invent-ion I provide a base proper l, whic is box-like in form and is provided with the side and end walls 2 and 3 respectively, thus rendering the base member gra-in tight,-

thereby insuring against waste. Upon the hase, thus or otherwise constructed, I provide a plurality'of standards 4, there being as many standards as may be deemed advisable, and said standards have secured thereto horizontal bars 5, which may be mulv tiplied in number to meet the requirements and prevent the hay, fodder, or the like from falling through the spaces left between said Patented,Jan.20, 1914.

bars, ib being undexstpodf that said; spaces or openingaindicatedby the numeral 6, are for the purpose-of renderingfthe contents of my improvedl'rack, readily accessible to the live StOCk; l y I Aat each end of the base member I provide atrough-likememben 7 in which grain, bran or other-substances may beplaced, it being understoodx that; said troughs may be provided w-ithasuitable closure, if deemed desirable.

Beneath the base memben I2 firmly secure a pairl of4 cannying runners 8, which Vmaybe formed in.' any suitable manner, preferably with one or both ends rounded, as indicated bythe numeral 9, whereby the runners may be readilydrawnover the lground in eitherdirection. I alsoreinforce the runners with the tread. or base plates 10, which will insure prolongation of the usefulness thereof, it being understood that in som'e instances I lmake the base members 10 of greater width; than the nunners, sofasA to insuresuitfable tread" and also preventthe runners froml settling too deeply into the surface of the ground. In some instances I also provide a pair of carrying wheels for each runner, indicated by the numeral l1, said carrying wheels each having a suitable journal l2, the' said journal passing through the wheel and being rigidly secured thereto and each en d of the journal being designed to be received vby suitable seats lli and 15. rIhe Sea-t 15 is in connection with the seat 14 by means of the slot or opening 1G, and when the journals l2 are in the seat 15, the wheels vare in position to carry the load, but when the journals 12 are in the seat 14, the wheels are lifted upward in suitable spaces provided in t-he runners and do not contact with surface of the ground when the season for using sleds has returned.

While I have described the use of the carrying wheels disposed within the runners, I reserve the right to make my carry; ing rack with or without the runners, asl may deem mostdesirable in practice. I do not therefore confine myself strictly lo p either form of construction, inasmuch as the ibeaeao simplest form of carrying runners may be' employed.

It will be seen that my improved feeding and hay rack will 'be found very desirable and useful in supplying various the grain-tight bottom or base member, a great saving is assured, since no loss can occur by the grain droppin upon the ground and being trampled un er oot.

Obviously my improved hay and feeding rack will be found very desirable for use as a hay rack in holding wheat, oats, or the like, inasmuch as the runners are so placed that they may be pl'aeed between ,the standards' of an ordinary' wa on, whereby the forward andrear ends o the runners will rest upon the holsters, will not be of sutlicient length to reach said holsters. It follows that any wear upon the runners incident to Contact with the bolsters, will be upon the forward and rear ends of the runners and not upon the tread plate l0.

Obviously my hay rack will be specially desirable in holding wheat or other substances where the gra-in might become shattered, inasmuch as the base member 1 will prevent loss of the shattered grain.

While I have described the preferred conof my invention, kinds of live stock with food and that, by means of4 as the tread plate 10` struction and combination of parts, I wish to include all, modificationsor substantial equivalents as fall fairly within the scope and havin thus described my invention, further descrlption is deemed unnecessary.

What I claim as new is:

1. 'Ihe combination with abody, of

porting runners provided with bea-ring seats one above the other, said seats being connected by V-shaped slots, and wheels mount-- ed upon axles journaled in said slots. and

adjustable from one seat to the other by way' of said slots.

2. The combination with a body, of supporting runners pro-vided with V-sh'aped slots diverging rearwardly, the upper ends turned downwardly and V"the lower ends turned upwardly to form bearing seats, and wheels mounted on axles journaled in said slots and adjustable from one seat to the other by way of the slots. y

-In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presenoe of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM ECKELBERG. 

